All open SBIR and STTR grant topics
This page lists all SBIR and STTR opportunities that are open now. The agencies are DoD, NSF, USDA, the Department of Energy, and NIH. The data comes from the official sources, DSIP and Grants.gov. The list is sorted by deadline.
Most topics need more than one company can give. A topic can need a lab, a clearance, or a technology that one company does not have. For this reason, every topic on this page has a team list.
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30 topics and solicitations. Each one is open for proposals.
ONR Open Topic for Low-Cost Heads Up Displays (HUDs) for Virtual & Augmented Reality (VR/AR)
11/25/2026
Technical Data Package Modernization for Information Assurance and Secure Data Exchange
11/25/2026
US Production of Ultra-High Temperature Ceramic-Yielding Preceramic Polymers
11/25/2026
Agile Wire Harness Manipulation and Installation for Unmanned Aerial Systems
11/25/2026
Agile Autonomous Technical Data Package to Path Robotic Task Specification
11/25/2026
Advanced Reserve Power Source Technologies
11/25/2026
Optimally Packaged Assembly for Laser Systems (OPALS)
11/25/2026
Multiple Telemetry Site Signal Source Synchronization
11/25/2026
Luminescence-Based Surface Measurement Technique for Simultaneous Pressure and Temperature Measurements within Non-Oxygen Based Hypersonic Ground Test Facilities
11/25/2026
High Speed, Low Temperature Hyperspectral Imager for High Enthalpy Ground Testing
11/25/2026
Cleaner for the Time Domain Reflectometer Tank Level Indicator
11/25/2026
Input-Output Unit (IOU) for Secure Processing and Routing of Hull, Mechanical, & Electrical (HM&E) and Navigation Signals
11/25/2026
Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems Rapid Maturation
11/25/2026
Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems Rapid Maturation
11/25/2026
AI-Enabled Computed Vision Air-to-Air Refueling Performance Assessment and Automated Pilot Debrief System
11/25/2026
Cyber Resiliency for Fog and Edge Computing Devices
11/25/2026
Fusion of Cooperative Information Sharing for Uncrewed Air Systems (FOCISAUS)
11/25/2026
TRIAGE-X: Autonomous Casualty Triage and Treatment in Chemically Contaminated Mass Casualty Events
11/25/2026
DOD SBIR/STTR Requirements:
1. DSIP account: Create an account on the Defense SBIR/STTR Innovation Portal (DSIP).
2. SAM registration: Keep an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM).
3. UEI: You need a valid Unique Entity ID (UEI) from SAM.gov.
4. Company Requirements:
- Your company must be a small business with 500 or fewer employees.
- Your company must be owned and operated in the United States.
- The Principal Investigator must work mainly for your company.
For more information, see the DoD SBIR/STTR website.